Examples of 'was sinking' in a sentence

Meaning of "was sinking"

This phrase is commonly used metaphorically to describe a situation or feeling of worsening or deteriorating. It suggests that something or someone is gradually getting worse or declining

How to use "was sinking" in a sentence

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was sinking
I was sinking into something cold and deep.
Despite all our efforts she was sinking.
She was sinking into her dotage.
There was a band that was playing while it was sinking.
The sun was sinking lower in the sky.
The rain was falling and my heart was sinking.
He was sinking to the crushing black oblivion.
Why this country was sinking into its grave.
I was sinking into the water.
I believed the world was sinking under my feet.
Or he was sinking everything into his next treasure hunt.
Someone musfve manned the vessel while it was sinking.
A ship was sinking in the middle of a storm.
Bravo got off a volley while she was sinking.
Part of the foundation was sinking four years after it was done.

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I was sinking into the first major depression of my life.
You saw how he was sinking his teeth into me.
I was sinking into depression and crying every day.
While the coffin was sinking into the quicksand.
I think he felt his career was sinking.
His ship was sinking beneath a cyclone.
She smiled at them though her heart was sinking.
It was sinking into a sickening mire.
The truth is the collection was sinking her financially.
It was sinking deeper and deeper.
We were told that the boat was sinking.
I was sinking so much into my bed.
They reached there just as the sun was sinking.
Fish was sinking like an anchor.
Officer said the boat was sinking.
I felt like i was sinking and i clawed for solid ground.
Jed knew that he was sinking.
Kaunas was sinking the sorrow.
Looks like he tried to swim ashore as the ship was sinking.
The ship was sinking.
One morning they woke up to find the boat was sinking.
The one building was sinking as a result of the unstable ground.
It was like being on the deck of a ship that was sinking really slowly.
My mother was sinking into alcoholism.
I saw my heart was sinking.
She was sinking fast.
The iceberg was sinking.
I was sinking to rise no more.
The van was sinking.
They were less smoky now that the sun was sinking.
The industry was sinking slowly.
A young woman in a wheelchair was sinking.
The entire island was sinking under the weight of visitors.
The capsule began taking on water and was sinking fast.
My box was sinking.

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